Chapter 48
Chen Mo had already shortlisted a few games for his next release, but he hadn’t decided on which one.
There were plenty of games that could be considered classics from the previous world, but not all of them would do well in this world.
Chen Mo could continue down the path of high quality indie games as the speculators were predicting, but Chen Mo knew that it wasn’t the best path.
The reason was simple: how many Plants vs Zombies were there in the previous world?
The video game designers in this world thought that Plants vs Zombies would bring a new wave of casual games, but Chen Mo knew that the success of Plants vs Zombies could not be replicated, and games like that could not be produced in large quantities.
Moreover, Chen Mo had gained plenty in both fame and money, and will now be able to test the limits of the players in this world!
Original Art Books, 34; every book gave +1.
3D Art, 33; every book gave +1.
Music and Audio Effects, 10; every book gave +1.
Storyboard Skill Book, 4. The first book gave +10, every subsequent book gave +1.
Special Equipment, 54 in total. 47 were Memory Playback Potions, 1 Anger Interferer, 6 Super Accelerators.
“Hmm?” Chen Mo rubbed his eyes, thinking he misread.
There was something out of place among the Special Skill Books: the Storyboarding[2] Skill Book.
-What is this even?-
Chen Mo had a vague idea of what a storyboard was. It referred to drawings that would represent the structure of a movie or animation, before it was shot or drawn. It would detail each shot, specifying the cinematic techniques, duration, dialogue, etc.
Chen Mo was surprised, as he didn’t expect to draw something like that.
However he thought it through quite quickly. As it was categorized with the Special Skill Books, he wouldn’t be surprised if he drew a book on martial arts!
“Mm, it’s actually quite useful. I should be able to use it when making CG![1]” Chen Mo said, comforting himself.
Chen Mo had also noticed that every Special Skill Book, such as Original Art or Music, if they were abilities that had not been unlocked yet, the first book always gave +10, with any subsequent ones giving +1.
There was also the Special Equipment. Chen Mo drew two new ones this time: Anger Interferencer, and Super Accelerator!
=========================
[1] Computer graphics
[2] I’ve used storyboarding before to refer to plot writing, but this time they decided to add a proper storyboarding skill (like the actual act of drawing storyboards), I’ll refer to the former as plot writing in the future.